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All, I can say is that I do it all the time on my 755CD.
On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Michael Bernstein wrote:
> I have tried that. The PC automatically enters suspend mode when do any
> form of swapping. It just locks. I was told that this feature is
> (ironically enough) not supported under PnP enabled Windows 95 (see
> thread below).
>
> Joshua Hosseinof wrote:
>
> You can swap the floppy and CDROM drive if you put the computer into
>
> suspend mode when you flip open the keyboard. You can't do it
> without
> going into suspend mode.
>
> On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Jon Cleary wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Michael Bernstein <mbernste@castle.net>
> > > To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
> > > Subject: Warm plugging on 760ED with Win 95
> > > Date: 09 March 1997 12:56
> > >
> > >
> > > Is "warm plugging" of the floppy and CD-ROM supported on the
> 760ED under
> > > Windows 95? In the manual it only mentions OS/2 and DOS/Win
> (and at the
> > > FTP site also under NT) but no Win 95. I have tried swapping
> them only
> > > to have my machine lock up. If it is supported, does it require
> a
> > > BIOS or driver update? I bought my TP brand new and tried it
> before
> > > I started putting software on it ("virgin" state) and never got
> it to
> > > work.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help,
> > > Michael Bernstein
> >
> > DON'T DO THAT!!!!! You could damage your system board! (the TP has
> to
> > switch between an IDE CD-ROM channel and floppy disk connector but
> cannot
> > do that instantly, also dynamic driver loading for anything other
> than
> > PCMCIA cards is not supported under Win95: it also has to
> dynamically
> > change drive A:\ to D:\ ) Is there an external floppy connection
> kit for
> > this machine?....
> >
> > Jon
> >
> >
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